Dear John and colleagues,
The idea that the rationality of science is in the specifics of its nature
as an institution goes back at least to C.S. Peirce, and does not lie in the
activities or reasoning of specific scientists. The the sociological
approach misses the target completely, and is

One of the most special properties of science -- indeed its core that
differentiates it from natural philosophy -- is the practice of testing
hypotheses. Leaving aside the 'human' weaknesses involved here, there is,
however, the 'Duhem-Quine thesis' to be faced. In order to test an
hypothesis,

Dear Stan and colleagues,
Taking it literally, isn't it a pure contradiction, an oxymoron,
attempting a scientific mythology? The mythos is the way of knowing
purely based on tradition and on the firmest doubtlessness, where the
source of authority comes only from magnificent ancestors...